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Our Christmas appeal's bumper year

Our Christmas appeal's bumper year

Organisers of our You Can Help appeal have been overwhelmed by the generosity of local people.

Gate keeper saves the day

Gate keeper saves the day

Margate goalkeeper Nikki Bull scores late equaliser in thrilling derby draw against Tonbridge Angels.

Stones denied win after dramatic finish

Stones denied win after dramatic finish

Maidstone concede late leveller as stand-in keeper strikes from the spot.

Squatters take over Chicago Rock Cafe

Squatters take over Chicago Rock Cafe

Squatters have moved into a former nightclub - which has been empty for almost two years.

Boxing Day search for Pat Lamb

Boxing Day search for Pat Lamb

Family and friends of missing Pat Lamb will spend Boxing Day looking for the 28-year-old after nearly two weeks of searching.

Fish released into river... with tattoos!

Fish released into river... with tattoos!

A group of fish are swimming in Kent's waters with tattoos... but they're not 'love' and 'hate' inkings.

That's why mums go to Iceland...!

That's why mums go to Iceland...!

There was a surprise in store... as an expectant mother went into labour in a shopping mall.

Merry Christmas Kent

Merry Christmas Kent

Christmas greetings have come from a number of comedians, MPs, actors and businessmen from across the County.

Electrical unit causes house fire

Electrical unit causes house fire

Firefighters tackled a fire caused by an electrical consumer unit located on the ground floor of a Kent home last night.

The long road to recovery after floods misery

The long road to recovery after floods misery

The headlines this time last year were dominated by the devastation of severe flooding, which began late on Christmas Eve 2013.

Runaway horses cause traffic chaos for Christmas shoppers

Runaway horses cause traffic chaos for Christmas shoppers

Motorists have reported being held up by two unlikely Christmas shoppers on the road - heading towards the Running Horse roundabout!

Homebase blunders mean microwave Christmas dinner

Homebase blunders mean microwave Christmas dinner

A family will have to microwave their Christmas dinner this year because Homebase has taken more than two months to fit their kitchen.

A happy ending to 2014 for pets

A happy ending to 2014 for pets

Animals whose stories we have featured looking for new homes have happy endings to round off the year.

Friends search for missing Pat Lamb

Friends search for missing Pat Lamb

Family, friends and volunteers have mounted a Christmas Eve search for Pat Lamb who went missing on a night out almost two weeks ago.

Doctor gives up Christmas to help Ebola victims

Doctor gives up Christmas to help Ebola victims

A Kent doctor is sacrificing Christmas with his family to fly out to Sierra Leone and help victims of the Ebola epidemic.

Town traffic lights fault warning

Town traffic lights fault warning

Traffic lights are not working on the approach to Maidstone prison.

Man pulled from van after crash

Man pulled from van after crash

A man in his 20s was helped from his vehicle after colliding into bollards and a house.

Thieves steal from children's charity

Thieves steal from children's charity

Burglars have stolen the weekend takings from a charity shop trying to raise money for children with brain injuries.

Rescue teams review CCTV footage as search for Pat Lamb continues

Rescue teams review CCTV footage as search for Pat Lamb continues

A specialist search dog has scoured areas of Maidstone today in a bid to find Patrick Lamb, as the hunt enters a ninth day.

Benefit cheat with £250k in the bank claims £40k

Benefit cheat with £250k in the bank claims £40k

A benefit cheat claimed more than £40,000 when he had tens of thousands of pounds in the bank, a court heard.

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